THE ONLY WAY IS UP

THE ONLY WAY IS UP

Song Information

Artist: THE KINKY BOYZ
Composition/Lyrics: Jackson / Henderson
Album: Dancemania X3 (1999)
BPM: 132
Length: 1:17
Genre: DANCEMANIA
Movie: KAERU
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania III

Lyrics

We been broken down
on the lowest turn
and been on the bottom line
sure ain't no fun
but if we should be evicted from our homes
we'll just move somewhere else
and still carry on
Hold on, Hold on, Hold on

The only way is up, baby
For you and me now
The only way is up, baby
For you and me

Hold on, Hold on, Hold on
The only way is up

Song Connections / Remixes

• THE ONLY WAY IS UP is a cover of the song the same title by Yazz.

Trivia

• The version of THE ONLY WAY IS UP used in beatmania and Dancemania is The Only Way Is Up (Almighty Definitive Radio Mix).
• THE ONLY WAY IS UP (hard version)'s charts were later put as the ANOTHER charts for THE ONLY WAY IS UP in beatmania completeMIX 2.
• According to beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down- source code that can be found on the original release of beatmania BEST HITS, THE ONLY WAY IS UP was removed at some point of the development of beatmania APPEND 5thMIX -Time to get down-. It is present on the final release of the game, though.

Song Production Information

The Kinky Boys' first release from UK label Almighty Records, You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), sampled Dead or Alive's mid-'80s original and was a hit in America. This song is their third release from Almighty Records, and is a remake of of the '80s worldwide YAZZ hit, The Only Way Is Up. (From Dancemania X3)

Video Production Information

Just like with OPERATOR, the song is a refreshing hit that girls like, so I put together a lot of fairy-tale-like rainbow backgrounds. I made it a little too cute, so your ears might start tickling. The fairy-tale motif carries over to the miss backgrounds too, so give them a look.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)

Original Charts

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	175	236	-	217	273	-
beatmania 5thMIX	2	3	-	2	3	-
beatmania APPEND 5thMIX	2	3	-	2	3	-

hard version Charts

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	-	311	-	-	320	-
beatmania 5thMIX	-	4	-	-	4	-
beatmania APPEND 5thMIX	-	4	-	-	4	-

New Charts

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	175	236	311	217	273	320
beatmania completeMIX 2	↑3	3	4	↑3	3	4
beatmania III	2	3	4	2	3	4